Affiliation: University of Genova, Department of Pharmacy, Genoa, Italy

Dr. Massimo Grilli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Genova. His laboratory focuses on pharmacology at the synaptic level. In particular, he studied the mosaic of receptors and proteins involved in neurotransmitter release in physiological and pathological conditions. Several investigations have been dedicated to the interplay between nicotinic and glutamatergic receptors. Furthermore, Dr. Grilli and collaborators studied the relationship between cholinergic receptors and amyloid peptides as the watershed between physiological and pathological conditions. Recently, his lab implemented several protocols to assess behavioral effects and motor performance in mice.